Tai O Fishing Village, Lantau Island

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I am writing about another unique location on Lantau island (you may recall my entry about the Big Buddha on Lantau). Tai O is a remote fishing village on the western tip of the island. Carrie was here for Christmas vacation and we took a trip to say hello to the Big Buddha, then we ventured on to Tai O. This village is well known here for its stilt houses perched over a tidal creek. At one time it was Lantau's biggest village. The Tanka Boat people make a living from fishing and trading salt with China. The Tanka is an ethnic group in China that arrived in Hong Kong around the 7-9th century. Decendents of these people still live in Tai O. It was an amazing authentic Chinese fishing village that we strolled through on this sunny afternoon.

....stilt houses perched over a tidal creek